Running Sound For Pantera
Get ready to dive into the world of live audio engineering with a legend in the field! In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Eddie Mapp, the brilliant mind behind the electrifying sound of Pantera's iconic concerts.
Eddie, known for his incredible work as a touring audio engineer, takes us on a journey through his remarkable career, sharing stories, insights, and secrets that have made him a sought-after figure in the music industry.
To honor the sonic assault of Pantera and their enduring influence as a heavy metal powerhouse, Eddie Mapp was there, crafting the perfect audio experience for legions of fans.
Learn about the challenges, triumphs, and unforgettable moments he experienced while working with one of the greatest metal bands of all time.
In this interview, we cover a wide range of topics, including:
* Behind-the-scenes with Pantera.
* The art and science of live audio engineering.
* Eddie's favorite equipment and techniques for achieving that signature Pantera sound.
* The impact of Pantera's music on the metal genre.
* Advice for aspiring audio engineers looking to make their mark in the industry.
Whether you're a die-hard Pantera fan, a music enthusiast, or an aspiring audio engineer, this interview offers a unique and captivating glimpse into the life and work of Eddie Mapp. Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear from a true master of his craft.
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The best part of the interview is when he pauses talking about Rexs tone and realizes its def just him that makes it sound so badass. His right hand. - Neal
"creating space with eq" For me,one of the best statements you can make about making a good sound.🤘
He had Pantera sounding awesome in St. Louis a few weekends ago. Thanks for doing what you do!
@THE-RED-LETTER-PROJECT
6 ай бұрын
The whole crew.
Eddie is so chill. Sound re-enforcement is our job. Let the band be what they are.
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Eddie is the 🐐
@dtrmnts
6 ай бұрын
@@ThisIsDeLaCruz thank you. i know foh guys know their room and have to change stuff to make it sound as good as possible but some guys go to far. like completely altering changing the guitarists tone cuz they want to be in control
@silvercloud1641
6 ай бұрын
He's the sound, man.
@entertaintech4374
6 ай бұрын
Garbage in, garbage out 🙃
Eddie was really cool. I liked his straight-forward approach to mixing. I couldn’t believe the amount of inputs Pantera have on that stage haha 😅 Thanks for the interview.
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
22 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind words 🙏🙏🙏 Very thankful that I get to do this. New video with Pantera coming soon. 😉
Living super close to Dallas all my life, I was lucky enough to get to enjoy the Pantera ride back in the day while it lasted. Starting with "Cowboys From Hell". As well getting to party with them on a couple of different occasions through the years. It was such an awesome time in Metal, because all the critiques at the time wouldn't shut up saying "Metal was dead" and Pantera just carried that flag beyond what any of us could expect and duct tapped the mouths of the critiques in the process. All because they loved what they did. A wise man once said that was all you needed.
I drive semi hauling everything equipment for PANTERA it's a wonderful job
I saw Pantera for the first time live this summer in Toronto, (opening clip in video) I walked in late and could here the show a mile out the stadium. Legit the best sound I’ve ever heard at that venue, insanely powerful and actually loud! Clear as hell, this guy is a legend
EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! He's the man! 100% every night
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
He is the GOAT!
@DarrenWaters75
6 ай бұрын
@@ThisIsDeLaCruz 100%
The two primary reasons I'm learning audio engineering is I'm almost obsessed with crushing the fans live and I want total control as much I can have as a playing musician over the sound while I'm playing. Thank you this amazing video Nick and Eddie, I barely joined my local IATSE the 31st and am just starting to learn to mix live and will soon find a school to get a certification from - any suggestions for certifications and or school for AE? Thanks again!
I just wanted to say "Thank You" from the bottom of my heart for putting up such a GREAT sound in the Schleyerhalle-Stuttgart/Germany!!! This Venue is famous for its crappy sound! At first I was a bit concerned about the Concert taking place there...But DUDE you prooved my otherwise! Thank you for bringing Pantera back to my Hometown with such a magnificent Sound!!! Getcha Pull! R.I.P. Dime & Vince!
I am 48 years old. I was not only lucky enough to see the original Pantera lineup many times live but Got to meet them not once but twice! I have photos and guitar picks that say 'Diamond' Darrell because he was Diamond before Dimebag! Great times and great guys...except for Phil. This is the time he was on smack or whatever he was on and wasn't very social with the fans. Met them on the Vulgar tour and Far Beyond! Oh and this is a TRIBUTE! ;] I saw them at Ink in Ohio and they were tight! Rock on Phuckers!
@sixstringjc
3 ай бұрын
I agree with you about Phil. I'll be 45 this year. Never saw the OG Pantera but I did catch DOWN in Denver once. We waited outside after the show and as he passed us we tried to interact with him. He stopped for a step or two and mean-mugged the crap out of us. Just for showing our appreciation and fandom. Never went to one of his shows after that.
What a great interview. Thanks for sharing! Eddie is so chill and knowledgeable. FOH is a blast!
This was sooo cool! Thanks for posting it!
Been going to arena shows for 45 yrs. Been complaining about the sound for the last 20 plus yrs! Saw Pantera in NYC this week and my faith in sound, volume, and making a band sound great have been restored. Led me here to Eddie Mapp. Great job!
man, I thought this cat was like 18 when I first started watching... just goes to show that metal keeps you young!!
@JoyJaeger
6 ай бұрын
I’ve known him since we were 12 and he pretty much looks the same! Badass musician, bandmate, FOH and fantastic human being. I never miss an Eddie show!
Such a great work ethic, and attitude with other people. Much to be learned here that could be applied to any life situation. Quality people. 💥
Such cool insight. I've never seen anyone else do a rundown with the front of house guy on a big touring show. Or any size or type of show for that matter. This was a brilliant idea. Would be cool to male a series out of this. Start hitting all the shows and interview all the front of house guys. It would provide a wealth of knowledge and comparison that isn't available anywhere else on earth.
Made my day..such an interesting interview, such a great guy...I love the other part of the sound, and this is what I needed to know about... Would love to hear them sound live , especially Rex´s bass...=) I hope I can see Pantera live, for once in my life at least!
I would love to see that kind of video at Pantera golden years....
Hey Nick! Thanks for this great content ! Please keep up the good work. ❤
Saw Pantera at Bristol. Thing that still stands out in my mind was the Drums sounded amazing; they were so crisp, bright and tight.
I like what he said about most of the live mix being mono- live sound is a very different animal than mixing recordings. I love a wide stereo field when I'm at home listening, but in a venue it sucks if they have a lot of wide panning and people on the far sides are only hearing half of the song- I can't remember how many times I was bummed out during a concert because I couldn't hear half of a harmony or something. Speaking of mixing- the outro music is loud as hell my dude lol
One, Pantera rules. I have been blessed to see them 3 times and NOTHING will ever top it. 2, Able is a beast. Any questions, watch him fill in for another bad mofo, Ray Luzier and Korn flawlessly. He's a rockstar! 3, thank you so much for this video. It's amazing! I applauded people who are on it! Can't wait to see them again!
This is a great interview. Deep, not just a commercial presentation of equipment like other channels do. Thanks
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. I’m kind of just figuring this out as I go.
@drunken-skunk
6 ай бұрын
@@ThisIsDeLaCruzAmazing sound man..what's his full name?..kool
Man that was an awesome interview!!
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
🙏
Was at this one in Arkansas. Sounded great! Killer show. Really enjoyed it.
a very humble man and great advice.
I was reeeeeally wanting that BAT PHONE to ring
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
🤣😂🤣
Great Video Nick!!!!!
really good channel for audio engineer junkies, thank you Nick! Subscribed!
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏
He's an awesome dude.. great person .n killer sound guy....met him when meat puppets opened for STP he was doing their sound at the time 😊
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Completely agree!
It's awesome to see him successful. He played in a band called princess Hattie. Alexandria Louisiana.
Sound was killer in Milwaukee this summer. Am so excited to see and hear em again in Green Bay in Feb.
Great video, thank you.
Eddie!!!! That guy is one of my favorite humans
I love how much of a nerd he is. He fucking owns his job but doesn't even change working with one of the biggest bands in metal. Respect.
This guy has the same philosophy as I do. Glad to see someone else thinks the same way. Great engineer.
EDDIE! Love that dude!
Yay Eddie and shout out to Alex as well!
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
🤘🏽
Looking forward to this. I remember watching eddie mapp on youtube years ago, before i went to audio school. It was the Presonus vids 09 i believe. anyway, thank you!
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
8 ай бұрын
Eddie is the GOAT!
Massive respect.
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
🙏
Midas has done a great job of creating an analog warmth and feel while mixing. I grew up mixing in analog and went thru the digital transformation a bit. Not a whole lot but I can mix on these consoles. Each brand has a bit of a different approach and terminology and it take a few minutes to get used to a console you have never mixed on regardless of digital or analog but much more so with digital. Of course the end game result is the same. It's best to find one or two that you like and stick with them. So he is using naked channels for the openers instead of scene saving or a bit of both to use all those channels.
I love my 500 series Midas eq's, very surgical !
Sounds great he’s doing great work.
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
🤘🏽
A great live mixing engineer mix in mono and as he said use equalization to create stereo image .. 🤘🏽👍🏽
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Such a smart guy
Cool interview.they need to come to south africa!!!
Right on Ed !
Love this videos....👍👍👍👍👍👍
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
thx for the vid!! great interview....but guys the volume of the interview is so low and after that the outro kicks in...holy sh...^^ almost got an heart attack :P
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the input. I’m learning as I go.
Perfect.
Killer interview, especially vis-à-vis bigger picture philosophies, approaches. Very enjoyable hearing his approach, experiences, etc. Would've loved to hear more about that superb Meyer pa hanging ... flown steerable sub arrays. I know that's often system tech work, and he mentioned that delineation. It's all good, I'm being picky, as you're killin' it. Dig this content
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! I do have a video of the system engineer on my TikTok
@FOH3663
6 ай бұрын
@@ThisIsDeLaCruz Not into TikTok, but I certainly appreciate the heads up. Keep up the good work.
How do you deal with stereo effects like zak's chorus and/or delay? If the guitar is right up the middle the chorus and delay will pan appropriately but if you pan the guitar at all, does that fuck up Zak's stereo chorus?
Wicked guy - !!!
Maybe ask him for pointers on volume levels in your videos.
Housecore! 🤘🔥
you need to turn the guitar up. everything is drowned out by the kick drum. don't get me wrong, i love the Vinnie kicks, but i also love the pantera riffs too :)
The guitars were so quiet in Arkansas. A real bummer.
We all remember how horrific the reverbs on the Pro series are. Do the internal reverbs really sound as good as an outboard verb?
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Eddie had an amazing sounding mix.
I mixed for the lead vocalist for TOP….side project, as we were setting up for first rehearsal…I said what do you want in your wedges nothing he replied…oh just your vox ..no he said no wedges….if your mixing this music right my voice should be out front I’ll go by the mains…
SM58 on the drums? Interesting...I've never heard of that mic being used for drums before.
@thehollow4712
6 ай бұрын
@coycooter interesting
hi, if you have right time, Meshuggah & ADTR sound guy please. They’re really really great sounding at live!
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
I may or may not have something in the works. 😉 Stay tuned.
@BagusWibisono
6 ай бұрын
@@ThisIsDeLaCruz awaiting yours buddy.
Couldn't hear Charlie's cymbals... At all, past September in San Diego, CA...
Eddie! It’s been a while.
So is Zakk not using his wylde amps anymore, he just said Marshall’s
Do u do that for motley crew yes i said that wow
is this Virginia Beach?
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Alpharetta GA
Getcha Pull Hoss
this isnt PanterA... this is pantera
Great interview! But bad sound for a channel about mixing and audio.
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
😅 I’m figuring it out as I go. Definitely some lessons learned.
@FOH3663
6 ай бұрын
Via in-ears it was fine.
What does RF mean in this FOH context?
@muriloninja
2 ай бұрын
Radio Frequency!
Is that Midas Heritage?
It ain't Pantera without the Abbotts
A video about pantera's sound without the sound of pantera lol
So funny that the least Pantera-looking guy in the whole world is the one really running the show
Why on earth are there seats at a Pantera gig??
For anyone who doesn’t know he is not pantera’s original sound guy Charles Aron Barnes was and he was also the sound guy for Damageplan as well. He is in prison now so that’s why he isn’t doing it. If he was doing it they would sound so much closer to the original Pantera.
Aaron Barnes "wires" couldn't make Pantera sound like this.
@normanlacy3390
6 ай бұрын
Boot to the cool, I think he a sex offender now in jail
But if its so good is it water proof then now your talking sound board but still kick ass
This is really random but this guy kinda reminds me of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I can't figure out why
You mean your mixing sound for Rex, and Phil’s cover band 😂
I misread the title as Ruining Sound For Pantera.
Did he mean sm 57 snr top
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
28 күн бұрын
nope. 😉
@richardbelisle4807
28 күн бұрын
@@ThisIsDeLaCruz huh,,,
Eddie might just be the most like-able man on the planet
72 inputs for Lars?! He has 7 drums & 7 cymbals with the cymbals individually mic'ed... what's the rest of them?
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
No. For Panera when they are with Metallica.
@andrewjacobs5579
6 ай бұрын
Ohhhh ok@@ThisIsDeLaCruz
@joemartucci4786
2 ай бұрын
Lol 72 inputs for Lars....worse drum sound in metal....
Pantera reunion not pantera… pantera died with dime and Vinnie.
Great interview, but I'm amazed at how many 'pro audio' videos have such average audio.... thanks tho!
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
I’m figuring it out as I go. Sorry to disappoint. I have learn and made a few changes. I’m sure you will be much happier with the new content.
Be cool if you do TOOL
I wonder how Metallica sounds when the drums go off beat 🤣
can't really define his age. He might be 16 as well 50 🤷♂
Ummmmmmmmm. Ummmmmmmm. Ummmmm. 😂
Digital is shit.
Faketera
heard him mix stp. 👎👎
It's a 4 piece. Not rocket science. It's more about clout and connections than anything else.
@ThisIsDeLaCruz
6 ай бұрын
Agree to disagree
@couchcamperTM
6 ай бұрын
if it's so easy why did they screw up so badly in MetLife Stadium?? because it isn't - some venues make it really hard to bring good sound to all fans.
Well, this was boring